In the tech industry, companies often face the issue of workload spikes, usually generated by the average (or abnormal) demands of building, improving, and maintaining existing core platforms and those one-off or non-core projects. This can overload the existing teams, especially when it seems like everything is a priority. Add to that events such as talent shortages, hiring freezes, or a lack of strong project coordination can devolve into a chaotic situation.
Sound familiar?
Imagine a scenario where your company must develop new platforms while maintaining existing applications, for example. The extra workload could distract your in-house team from focusing on creating the next-generation applications essential for staying competitive. At the same time, today’s business demands are for new functionality to be built.
Hiring new talent to manage the increased workload may be challenging. The recruitment process can take weeks or months due to the high demand for specific tech profiles. This delay can have a significant impact as project demands and workloads continue to grow. And the workload spikes may only be for a short-medium term duration.
Solution: Engaging Development Teams
A practical solution to this issue is to engage an external development team to manage the workload. This team can handle the backlog and maintenance of existing apps. In contrast, your in-house team focuses on developing next-gen apps – and/or supplementing your team to build those next-gen solutions.
An advantage of this approach is that external development teams can start working on projects in as little as two weeks, avoiding the lengthy recruitment process. Once the project is completed, these teams can transfer the work to the in-house staff or continue providing long-term support based on the organization’s needs.
Managing Transitional or Short-term Projects
Companies often have transitional, stand-alone, or short-term projects, such as updating outdated platforms or migrating applications. In such cases, hiring full-time employees may be costly or impractical.
Engaging a nearshore development team for these projects is a viable solution. A dedicated development team can be beneficial if specific skill sets are unavailable in-house or additional resources are needed to speed up project completion. Working on an Agile Team model can create a compelling and practical method to move this type of project ahead faster and cost-efficiently. In this scenario, a Product (or Project) Liaison works with the Client’s Product/Project Leads to validate requirements and define sprint deliverables, priorities, and contingencies. This creates an efficient process for getting workloads delivered on time.
Long-term Team Integration
Managing costs, staffing levels, and workloads can be challenging for fast-growing businesses or those undergoing divestiture or mergers and acquisitions. Here, an external development team can be integrated for effective workload management.
A practical solution is for a nearshore development team to work closely with the in-house team in real-time, making project management more manageable and more cost-effectively and, with geographical and time-zone alignment, team integration can be developed much easier to create a collaborative environment, helping to get workloads completed faster and more efficiently.
Conclusion
Engaging expert development teams can be a key solution for companies facing workload and talent challenges. It provides a timely and cost-effective way to manage projects and ensure they stay on track. But there are right and wrong ways to do it, and often, it’s more than a one-size-fits-all approach. Flexibility is key, and while an Agile-based process is how much work, there has to be room to move and pivot as business demands change.
With a proven track record and an expert team based in Argentina, we offer Agile technology team solutions for companies facing such challenges. Engaging with dedicated technology teams can ensure your projects remain on time, on budget, and are executed to a high standard.
Reach out to us to discuss how our expert development teams can help drive your projects towards success, overcoming any workload or talent challenges you may be facing.
